After setting formidable standards in 2011 with three stand-out releases from Vessel, El Kid and Lorca & Visionist, Throwing Snow-fronted imprint, left_blank, now offer up an intriguing mix from Russian-based enigma, Myown. Having had just one previous release under this particular alias – a beautifully gloomy 12 on Anton Zap’s Ethereal Sound imprint – this visionary 23-year-old producer is set to make his mark in the UK.
The ‘Vesna’ EP blends Myown’s always evolving, shuffling beats with thick, mutated basslines, calling up, maybe, the more melodic side of LA’s beats scene. Opening track ‘Suromna’, is the perfect introduction to what at first seems a structureless production. Oozing mystery and impregnated with skippy beats, dark drones and stuttering vocal samples, ‘Suromna’ can evoke the creepy atmosphere of old horror flicks. Hovering above this musical anarchy lies a beautifully-composed, romantic guitar riff, which joins the whole strange yet beautiful concoction as it accelerates in tempo before being brought slowly to an airy end.
Sharing the A-side with ‘Suromna’ is title track ‘Vesna’. Mutated drum patterns, combined with a thick dubby bass-stab, are an important part of what makes this the stand-out track of the album. Flip side is ‘You Can Stop Everytime’, by far the most melodic and, of the three, the only track to hold a structured composition for all of its three minute length, making it the perfect closing track for this otherwise chaotic and boisterous EP. Beautifully rich, looped keys take the lead in this production, surfacing through layers of hazy crackle and buzz.
Despite having just three releases in their discography, the left_blank guys continue to cultivate their own niche brand of forward-thinking, taste-making releases – hats off, this is another on-point release.
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